Study on Cemetery Demand Characteristics and Future Acquisition Intentions in Local Cities Facing a Declining Birthrate and Population Decline Society

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K05655
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 39070:Landscape science-related
• Research Institution: Maebashi Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Morita Tetsuo 前橋工科大学, 工学部, 教授 (70419084)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 少子高齢化 / 人口減少 / 地方都市 / 墓地需要 / 樹林墓地

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to understand what changes the use of forest cemeteries will bring about in demand for cemeteries. We conducted a questionnaire survey in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, before and after the opening of the Jurin Cemetery, and analyzed changes in cemetery demand characteristics before and after the opening. Furthermore, covariance structure analysis clarified the relationships among individual attributes, district characteristics, quality of life evaluation, and cemetery demand characteristics. As a result of the analysis, we found that there were changes in the timing of acquiring graves and the desired form of graves before and after the opening of the Shurin Cemetery. It was also found that changes in the type of grave that people want to obtain are related to their age and household composition. Furthermore, covariance structure analysis revealed that changes in cemetery demand characteristics did not have a large effect on life quality evaluation.

Free Research Field

都市計画、交通計画

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の意義は以下の2つである．1つ目は，本研究では地方都市において樹林墓地の需要が増加すると予測を行った既存研究に対し，樹林墓地供用前後の墓地需要特性を分析することにより，墓地区画の不足や維持できない墓地の増加問題に対する対策として樹林墓地が有効であるかを検証した点である．2つめは，墓地取得意向と生活質評価に関連性があると予測した既存研究に対して，生活質評価と墓地取得意向の関連を検証し点である．